1. Unit:
The students will understand that the Holocaust was a dramatic and emotionally changing event that affected the world.
1. Unit:
What were the political and cultural effects of the Holocaust on the countries involved in WWII and why is it essential for us to continue to learn about those effects today?
2. English:
- Students will understand that the Holocaust altered the lives of the individuals affected, whether Jewish or not.
- Students will understand that the Holocaust changed the way we learn about history today.
2. English: How does seeing photos of concentration camp victims change the way we think of the Holocaust?
How do the characters’ perspectives and actions change as the novel continues?
3. Social Studies:The students will understand that the actions taken during WWII and the Holocaust resulted in negative consequences. The students will understand that in certain geographic areas the types of effects of the Holocaust and WWII .
3. Social Studies:
Why did the actions taken in WWII and the Holocaust result in negative effects?
What types of effects happened in your geographic area and compare to other areas you've learned about?
4. Art/Music:
-Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
-Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
4. Art/Music:
-How do artifacts from the Holocaust and representative forms of art from World War II help express the feelings, emotions, and ideas of the people involved?
- Why are artifacts and art from this particular time period used to represent cultural changes?
Understandings and Questions
Enduring Understandings
Guided Questions
The students will understand that the Holocaust was a dramatic and emotionally changing event that affected the world.
What were the political and cultural effects of the Holocaust on the countries involved in WWII and why is it essential for us to continue to learn about those effects today?
- Students will understand that the Holocaust altered the lives of the individuals affected, whether Jewish or not.
- Students will understand that the Holocaust changed the way we learn about history today.
How does seeing photos of concentration camp victims change the way we think of the Holocaust?
How do the characters’ perspectives and actions change as the novel continues?
-Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
-Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
-How do artifacts from the Holocaust and representative forms of art from World War II help express the feelings, emotions, and ideas of the people involved?
- Why are artifacts and art from this particular time period used to represent cultural changes?